We stayed home from the river for Independence day this year due to some other events we attended and scheduling of an extended trip/conference in Boston. The day was warm, so we barbecued and enjoyed the pool. I had wanted to try a recipe for Summer Shortcake which I found in Martha Stewart Living. It was very good although I modified the recipe a bit. There was no cinnamon to be found in the ingredients (what's up with that?) and I am quite certain that cinnamon is an essential seasoning for practically all desserts, so I added it to the buttermilk biscuit. Here it is:
The next weekend, Lauren, Alex and I traveled to the wedding of a friend that we met in our neighborhood on Yardley. Christopher and his sister Jennifer were home educated and came often to Temecula from Anaheim to visit their Aunt who lived down the street from us. Whenever they visited, Jennifer and Christopher would come and play at our house with Alex. We stayed in touch over the years and Christopher joined us on our houseboat trip to Lake Powell a couple of times. We went to see him perform in several plays with Biola Youth Theater. So we couldn't miss his wedding to a beautiful young lady he met in the theater group. Their wedding was in Malibu (which is a long way from Temecula) and it was lovely.
Mid-July found us back at Lake Mead. This time we were joined by Tim's parents, Gary and Cindy, as well as, his sister Kim and her 4 children. Joel and Jill also came & Jared....It was a nice trip...the weather was great and the water excellent! Tim's family enjoyed seadooing. I got up on a wakeboard this trip. YAY! Don't have a picture though, Tim took one with his camera and I haven't seen them. Life has been very busy!
This was a fun party. These three friends decided to celebrate their right to the senior discount years together. Wonderful ladies! A celebration of 165 years of life!
And then, one more Beach Bonfire with the MOMS.....unfortunately, Bo couldn't join us this time. We missed her! Di was able to catch a wave on the boogie board and rode for a long time.
Up next.......Boston and Baptism.
The next weekend, Lauren, Alex and I traveled to the wedding of a friend that we met in our neighborhood on Yardley. Christopher and his sister Jennifer were home educated and came often to Temecula from Anaheim to visit their Aunt who lived down the street from us. Whenever they visited, Jennifer and Christopher would come and play at our house with Alex. We stayed in touch over the years and Christopher joined us on our houseboat trip to Lake Powell a couple of times. We went to see him perform in several plays with Biola Youth Theater. So we couldn't miss his wedding to a beautiful young lady he met in the theater group. Their wedding was in Malibu (which is a long way from Temecula) and it was lovely.
And then, one more Beach Bonfire with the MOMS.....unfortunately, Bo couldn't join us this time. We missed her! Di was able to catch a wave on the boogie board and rode for a long time. 
Up next.......Boston and Baptism.
2 comments:
There is so much on this blog! I thought that was really good! Christopher and Kelsie really are very cute together. That river trip was really fun! Your tribe is um interesting the pics. of the sun are great. It looks like you had fun on the retreat. And did Diane Boogieboard?
Yes! Diane did boogieboard! And the waves were kinda rough that day because of the hurricane situation to the south.
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